Feminine dossier · first seen 1891

Tessa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Tessa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

1,753

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1891Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

41%

2024

1,034

All-time

54,936

Tessa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 1,753 girls were named Tessa.

In 2024, only 1,034 girls were given the name.

Down 41% from its peak.

All told, about 54,936 Americans have been named Tessa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1891.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

20071,753 girls named Tessa

20241,034 girls named Tessa

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